Raz and his buddy, Smokey Bear
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vendors under the grand stands...
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press pass in neck holder,
yellow vest signed out at AMA "tech tent",
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Nichole Cheza ~ GNC Expert Twins 15: never caught up with Nichole, but,
she is from Clio, Michigan and rides an XR750 for Global Products Harley-Davidson,
placed 13th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Dan Ingram ~ GNC Expert Twins 31J: retired 19 years ago because of injuries...
today he's 47 years old and back from Clermont Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis, riding a Dodge Brothers XR750,
and he as not, from what I saw, forgotten anything about riding, Dan
placed 14th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Mikey Avila ~ GNC Expert Twins 33E: been riding since he was 4 years old, that's for 14 years now,
that's right, he's 18 years old from Salinis/Monterey, riding an XR750 for Bisha Racing in the expert class with no fear;
Joe Bisha, Harley-Davidson tuner of the glory years still tuning with that ol' Michigan know how (dude on the left in tan sleveless T-shirt) prepares Mike's bike;
when I asked a question about Mike's "Sportster" Joe made it very clear that "these bikes are Harley-Davidson XR-750's,
NOT to be confused with Sportsters - when you order one of these from the motor company
the engine comes as a bunch of parts in a wooden crate which must be assembled the way you want
to build it." Mike placed 16th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race.
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Briar Bauman ~ GNC Expert Twins 10Z, from Salinas, riding a Kawasaki for Rod Lake Racing;
Briar placed 7th in the GNC Expert Twins Semi Final Race (8 Laps, 1-3 to Main)
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Jason Isennock ~ Pro Singles 30S: rides a Honda CRF450R
out of Owings Mills, MD for Highs Dairy Stores/Foard Racing
placed 7th in the Pro Singles Race (12 Laps)
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Curtis Peebles, 25Z, rides out of Salinas on a pair of Honda CRF450Rs for PMS Motorsports.
Curtis does a lot of the maintenance on these bikes himself, gets as many races as he can before a minimum rebuild (pistons and rings),
and, again, as many as possible before a rebuild with a new head, and, his favorite (the one on the left) is his 2003.
Curtis 10th in the pro Singles Last Chance Qualifying Race (6 Laps, 1-4 to Main)
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Brandan Bergen, 26, rides a XR750, and, although he is now
living in his old home town of Fresno, he continues to race for Reimans Harley-Davidson of Kewanee, IL
(about 150 miles west of Chicago). Brandan
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Technology WINS?!?!? - THIS is the bike!
Bryan Smith ~ GNC Expert Twins 42: from Flushing, Michigan, about 75 miles northwest of Detroit,
rides a Kawasaki for Crosley Radio / Howerton Motorsports and won this same race last year. Bryan began racing professionally 11 years ago
and has been doing progressively better each year.
Bryan says he likes Kawasaki because of its "new technology." In the past, given a motor, a frame was built around it, whereas Bryan's
whole bike was designed with a CAD program before any metal was cut.
Bryan won the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Shawn Raggio ~ GNC Expert Twins 51Z:, rides an XR750 for Zanotti Harley-Davidson from Pennsylvania;
Shawn placed 7th in the GNC Expert Twins Semi Final Race (8 Laps, 1-3 to Main)
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Jethro Halbert ~ GNC Expert Twins 69: from San Jose rides an XR750 for Goodwin Racing;
placed 11th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Jeffrey Carver ~ GNC Expert Twins 23: from Alton, IL, a suburb of Saint Louis, Mo rides an XR750 for Kiewsow Racing:
placed 6th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Henry Wiles ~ GNC Expert Twins 17: from Winn, Michigan, about 150 miles north west of Detroit,
rides a Ducati for Foremost Insurance placed 18th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Michael Martin ~ GNC Expert Twins 91: from Acampo, CA (near Lodi) rides a Triumph for Bonneville Performance;
prefers the lower posture riding a "framer" as opposed to the "sitting on top of the bike"
posture of the singles; notice that Bonneville Performance has another pair of Triumps there
which, except for the head lights and tail lights, are barely distinguishable from the two
with number platesplaced 9th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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Brad Baker ~ GNC Expert Twins 12: from Dryad, Washington, about 100 miles south west of Seattle,
rides a XR750 for Harley-Davidson / Screamin Eagle; CHECK OUT THAT REALLY NICE ROAD RIG!!!
placed 7th in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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FAST FRIDAYS - Check out these NO BRAKES speedway motorcycles at the Auburn Fairgrounds - Auburn CA;
www.fastfridays.com
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walked the pits...
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time now for time trials...
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race time coming up...
back to the infield to get ready...
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Jake Johnson ~ GNC Expert Twins #1: from Coatesville, N.J., about 60 miles north west of New York City,
rides a XR750 for Zanotti Racing; really wanted to see Jake win this race...
placed 2nd in the GNC Expert Twins Main Event Race (25 Laps)
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